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Triple-strand dangles with peacock pearl beads highlight this graceful mineral and metal pairing. These Liquid Silver and Peacock Pearl Pierced Earrings are hand-strung in New Mexico by Native American artisans. Sterling silver earwires. Pearls may vary slightly. Handmade in New Mexico.
1.5"l.

Museum Provenance

This timeless piece evokes silver jewelry in our costume collections.

Every Smithsonian purchase will arrive with a museum provenance card explaining how it is adapted from or
inspired by an object or objects in our collection.

Additional Gemstone Information

The only gemstones made by living creatures, rare NATURAL PEARLS are produced by mollusks who layer calcium carbonate around a microscopic irritant. Most pearls used commercially today are FRESHWATER PEARLS, cultured or farmed by implanting a grafted piece of shell into freshwater pearl mussels. SHELL PEARLS, also known as simulated or replica pearls are made from mother-of-pearl. Pearl is the birthstone for June.